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Twin girls once given less than 10% chance of survival are now ready for their first day of school

Ruby and Scarlett were given less than a 10% chance of survival after being diagnosed with Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome at 16 weeks. Following high-risk surgery, premature birth and serious health complications, the twins spent 300 days in hospital. Now, their mother Hanna Brameld is celebrating as her daughters prepare for…

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Man donates part of liver and bowel to son in ‘extremely rare’ transplant

King’s College Hospital in London carried out the transplant on six-year-old Harry Jackson, one of only around 10 in the world.

Evening Standard

‘My son, 6, needed a transplant – so I donated part of my own liver and bowel’

Six-year-old Harry Jackson is believed to be one of only 10 children worldwide to undergo the procedure

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Bexley family seek answers as first-time mum, aged 29, dies during childbirth

An inquest into Yaszmin Simpson’s death is due to start at London Inner South Coroner’s Court on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

LONDON — At King’s College Hospital in the south of London, anyone who has blood drawn in the emergency department is automatically tested for hepatitis B and C. Posters throughout the facility inform patients that the screening is routine, part of a new approach helping find and treat thousands of…

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Nicky Campbell’s daughter ‘badly injured’ in hit-and-run incident

‘Long Lost Family’ presenter said his daughter was then accosted by a drunken man who ‘exposed himself’

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Innovative therapy gives hope to patients whose blood cancer ‘seemed incurable’

Almost two thirds of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia involved in a clinical trial of the treatment are now disease-free.

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OPINION - Nicola Ranger: 'The rhetoric against immigrant nurses is more toxic than ever'

To say our health and care services would cease to function without migrant colleagues is no exaggeration, says the head of the Royal College of Nursing

Evening Standard

How hospital staff failed mentally-ill Londoner who jumped to his death into the Thames

Coroner raises concerns over lack of help for man who had warned he was planning to take his own life

Evening Standard

Woman plays clarinet during surgery for Parkinson’s – and sees instant results

Denise Bacon saw instant improvement in finger movements after undergoing deep brain stimulation

The Independent UK

Parkinson’s patient plays clarinet during surgery and sees instant results

Denise Bacon was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and it has affected her ability to walk, swim, dance and play her clarinet.

The Independent UK

Consultant should have referred teenager to intensive care, tribunal rules

Martha Mills, 13, died in the early hours of August 31 2021.

The Independent UK

Doctor ‘doubted judgment’ after death of teenager Martha Mills from sepsis

Professor Richard Thompson denies all the allegations against him.

The Independent UK

‘Athletic’ woman given months to live after headaches dismissed as ‘long Covid’

The 33-year-old started noticing something ‘wasn’t quite correct’ while competing in the Half Ironman World Championship in August 2023

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London trust forced to cancel almost all non-emergency care at hospitals as pathology staff stage major strike

Exclusive: Private company, which provides NHS pathology services to thousands, accused of having unsafe staffing levels

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Cyclist says she will never cycle in central London again after horror crash put her in intensive care

Both of Virginia’s lungs collapsed in the crash

Evening Standard

'We were terrified': The Crown actor Jason Watkins opens up about daughter's death from sepsis

Actor spoke to staff at King’s College Hospital on World Sepsis Day

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‘My heart surgery was cancelled due to the NHS cyber attack – if I don’t have it soon, it’s terminal’

Exclusive: Russell Ashley-Smith, 81, needs open heart surgery otherwise he may only have up to two years to live

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Bodies left to deteriorate in mortuary at London's King's College Hospital, say inspectors

Guidance says that bodies should be moved from fridges into frozen storage after 30 days

Evening Standard

London hospital trials use of blood pressure medication to treat liver disease

Researchers to assess whether beta blocker could be used to treat cirrhosis

The Guardian - UK

‘There is a way through this’: survivors help create guide for children with cancer

Using videos from children who have been through treatment, guide offers advice on what to expect after diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule: what it will mean for patients and their families

Patients in hospitals in England and their families would have the legal right to a second opinion

The Guardian - UK

‘Martha’s rule’: ministers consider law to give right to second medical opinion

Mother of girl who died after hospital failed to admit her to intensive care says policy would make it easier for patients and families to seek advice from senior doctor

The Guardian - UK

Parents of girl who died of sepsis in NHS hospital call for right to second medical opinion

Mother of Martha Mills, who died after treatment failures at London hospital, releases report with Demos calling for new policy in England

Bristol Post

'I was told I was infertile - then discovered I'd conceived triplets naturally'

Monique was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in October 2013 and was told the likelihood of her being able to have children was slim

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